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Schools in Osco Township

Osco Township’s public schools

Orion Community Unit School District 223, Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 and Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Osco Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?9/10schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
Students per teacher
13.9
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
3,844 students on the public path
In brief

Osco Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

9 of Osco Township’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Cambridge Comm Grade School places highest (better than 86%); Geneseo Middle School lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Osco Township, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Geneseo High School, Orion High School and Cambridge Jr/Sr High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Osco Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Orion Community Unit School District 223.

Three districts serve Osco Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Orion Community Unit School District 223Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 963 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,268IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,422 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,444IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Cambridge Community Unit School District 227Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 459 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,839IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Orion Community Unit School District 22345%
State average 29.9% · 530 students tested
Math · PK–12, Orion Community Unit School District 22339%
State average 25.8% · 497 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Geneseo Community Unit School District 22832%
State average 29.9% · 1328 students tested
Math · PK–12, Geneseo Community Unit School District 22823%
State average 25.8% · 1268 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Cambridge Community Unit School District 22743%
State average 29.9% · 234 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cambridge Community Unit School District 22728%
State average 25.8% · 215 students tested

Osco Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Osco Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Osco Township—Orion Community Unit School District 223 PK–12 · Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 PK–12 · Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 PK–12
WesternA−Orion Community Unit School District 223
Andover—Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
Munson—Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 PK–12 · Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 PK–12
Edford—Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
Lynn—Orion Community Unit School District 223 PK–12 · Alwood Community Unit School District 225 PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Orion Community Unit School District 223 with Osco Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Osco Township

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Osco Townshipin other towns
C R Hanna Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orion
A−
434 students14:1Rate it →
Northside Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Geneseo
B
334 students16:1Rate it →
Cambridge Comm Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
A
222 students13:1Rate it →
Millikin Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Geneseo
B
364 students13:1Rate it →
Southwest Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Geneseo
B
357 students14:1Rate it →
Geneseo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Geneseo
C+
573 students14:1Rate it →
Orion Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orion
A
244 students14:1Rate it →
Cambridge Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Cambridge
B−
237 students11:1Rate it →
Geneseo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Geneseo
A−
794 students15:1Rate it →
Orion High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orion
B+
285 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Osco Township’s schools

Are Osco Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Osco Township. Orion Community Unit School District 223, Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 and Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Osco Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Osco Township in?

Orion Community Unit School District 223, Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 and Cambridge Community Unit School District 227.

Where do Osco Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Geneseo High School, Orion High School and Cambridge Jr/Sr High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.